NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Millions of ____ rub off your skin everyday.
A
Keratinocytes
B
Carotenocytes
C
Melanocytes
D
Leukocytes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -WASHINGTON, May 9, 2011-Flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance-the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. They actually can be beneficial.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soon, they’ll flake off. Though you can’t see it happening, every minute of the day we lose about 30, 000 to 40, 000 dead skin cells off the surface of our skin. So just in the time it took you to read this far, you’ve probably lost about 40, 000 cells. That’s almost 9 pounds (4 kilograms) of cells every year!

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